… various speeds, is instead useful to understand the effects of lower speed impacts. The kinetic
energy of the block… , speed and displacement of the block and the shape of the deformed …

… of protection measures. The trajectory of a falling … the block with the slope and they are
affected from many parameters, among which are the friction angle, slope roughness, block shape…

… impact response is very important to the design of rockfall disaster protection … difference
caused by different rockfall shapes, five mortar ellipsoids were fabricated with different shapes by …

… While the former can sustain impacts up to 10000 kJ, rockfall protection embankments (RPE…
Rockfall protection structures are well diffused along transportation routes to protect vehicles/…

… The shape effects of the impact block are neglected with the contact algorithm of the
FARO code. The parameters of the macro-elements and springs are calibrated using quasi-static …

… of a rockfall protection mesh by an impact of a small block 45 , and with rocks larger than
1 m 3 , the velocity dependence in energy dissipation needs only consideration starting from …

… This study conducted a preliminary series of large-scale impact tests, focusing on the damage
assessment of ring nets in flexible rockfall barriers while considering various rock shapes, …

… Rockfall barriers are key protection systems in mountainous regions worldwide. They are
designed to intercept and capture falling rocks… The block is made of concrete and its shape is a …

… rockfall movements and dynamic impact processes, and lay a foundation for the design of
rockfall protection … the results repeatable, three different block shapes (standard cuboid, cube, …

… Rockfalls pose a significant threat to life and property, although significant advances in rockfall
protection … ability to account for block size and block shapes different from those generally …